1990

Titan makes the Oscars

“The results of the latest annual selection of superior lawngrass varieties are in, and lawn lovers and grass-seed
sales people scan the list with the kind of fascination that film aficionados reserve for the Oscars. Out of
more than 350 patented grass cultivars on the market, with names as colorful as Houndog or as mysterious as SR
4000, the judges chose 56...

The honors are awarded for performance [in]:

density and color of the blades

fineness of texture

persistence in defying drought

wear-and-tear and weeds

In the turf-type tall fescues, here is the list:

Arid

Era

Falcon

Gala

Houndog

Mirage

Mustang

Rebel II

Titan

All of them may be safely planted in the District as well as in Maryland and Virginia.

Once considered not refined enough because of thick, coarse blades and a splayed growth habit, turf-type tall fescues
are nowadays planted increasingly because they have been improved in the past few years and because of their
ability to withstand drought and heavy wear.

In general, they require less irrigation and can make do with less in the way of pesticides and chemicals.
Many lawn experts believe that the turf-type tall fescue is the grass type of the future...”

1992

Pest resistance and Titan

On March 26th, The Washington Postwriter Charles Fenyvesi runs a piece entitled “Grass Without Pests, Naturally:
Plants Available With Insect-Fighting Fungus”.

“Threatened by increasing public awareness of the high cost of fighting pests with chemicals, the lawn grass industry,
one of the nation's largest producers of seeds and a voracious consumer of chemicals, has come up with an environmentally
safe solution: a naturally occurring fungus that wards off insects. Moreover, there is evidence that the fungus also
bolsters the grass plant's stress tolerance and drought resistance...”

He continues to explain this new scientific breakthrough and noting that
there were only two tall fescues that had high endophyte levels. Can you guess what one of the was? Titan!

Fenyvesi says,

Among tall fescues,
only Titan and Shenandoah qualify.

1992

Titan Ltd. in the works

Seed crossings from what would eventually be Titan Ltd. are already being evaluated in California and Oregon

1993

Disease resistance built in to Titan Ltd

In Columbia and Mt. Veron, Missouri, future Titan Ltd. plants are inoculated with five strains of brown patch. Selections
are made, choosing individual plants that are the best for quality, color, and disease resistance

1993

Here comes Titan 2

Titan 2 was introduced to the marketplace.

1995

Titan Ltd. under further testing

More testing in Columbia, MO for brown patch resistance, heat and drought tolerance.

1995

Spreading the news about Titan 2

“Two Minutes To a Superior Lawn” advertorial ran throughout the Southeast, spreading the news about Titan 2 tall fescue.

1997

Titan gets a high five

In September, the late Robert Stiffler, Gardening Columnist for the Virginian-Pilot wrote a piece called “Splendor
in the grass, whether you want a 4-star lawn or just anything green, here are some tips”, in which he said:

“My experience has been that
Titan performs as well as any and better than most. It has the added advantage of containing endophytes,
which are naturally occurring toxins that kill or repel most damaging insects...”

1998

The beginings of Titan Rx

An acid tolerance test is conducted in Griffin, GA to select plants that would eventually be part of the Titan Rx genetic
pool

1999

Titan Ltd. released

After extensive testing and multiple special trials to enhance resistance to brown patch and other stresses, Titan Ltd.
was released. A noticeable trait about Titan Ltd. was its ability to produce rhizomes. This trait was very rare in
tall fescues.

2001

Titan 2 Featured

On February 22, 2001 Annie Calovich of
Knight Ridder Newspapers writes an article for
LJWorld, entitled, “Get primed for whipping your lawn back in shape.” In the article she cites Titan 2 as being
one of the best brown patch resistance varieties available, based on the Kansas State University trials.

2001

Continued development of Titan family

Plants that show early rhizome and spreading are selected to be part of future Titan genetics.

2002

Titan Rx testing out the heat

Above population tested in Fresno and Pomona, CA for heat and drought tolerance. The future Titan Rx is being tried by
fire!

2002

High score for Titan Ltd.

Titan Ltd. shows highest score for traffic tolerance at Rutgers University in NJ.

2004

Titan Ltd. recommend cultivar

2005

Disease resistance trial for Titan Rx

Future Titan Rx plants get screened for brown patch resistance at the University of Arkansas.

2005

Titan Ltd makes another recommendation list

Maryland-Virginia Turfgrass Variety Recommendation Work Group includes Titan Ltd. in their annual Virginia Turfgrass
Variety Recommendations.

2007

Titan Ltd. and geese control at airports

Titan Ltd’s,
noted for its high endophyte level, is included in a presentation at the FAA Worldwide Airport Technology
Transfer Conference, where five researchers from the USDA’s Wildlife Services presented their two year findings
on the use of high endophyte tall fescue varieties at airport runways to help reduce the risk of wildlife-aircraft
collisions.

Their studies had Titan Ltd. scoring the
highest ground cover at Washington Dulles International,
highest plant density at the Greater Binghamton Regional Airport in NY, and had the
top density score at General Mitchell International Airport in Wisconsin. Subsequent years would show
Titan Ltd. and the T.L.C. blend formula being used at airports such as Chicago’s O’Hare International

2007

Introducing, T.L.C. blends

In April, T.L.C. tall fescue blends were made available to the public. These blends were the culmination of evaluating
Titan Ltd.’s performance in different situations and regions in combinations with other high performing fescues.

2008

Titan Ltd introduced into new mixes and blends

Titan Ltd. was being used as a key component of a new mixture called T.L.C. Tall Fescue-Bluegrass Mixture. It was
also now part of many other blends and mixtures including Dryspell™, Dryspell Plus™, Turf Alive! III with Rhizomes
to name a few.

2008

Titan Ltd. recommended again

North Carolina State University give Titan Ltd. “Excellent” rating on their Variety Recommendation list.

2010

Titan Ltd. included in Landscape Guide

In July, Titan Ltd. included in the Airport Landscape Resource Guide for Property Owners, Business and Neighbors
near Chicago Midway International Airport